BAT VK-D5 CD Player sometimes does not play a CD

I don't know if mine does this with the same frequency. I just open the drawer, reseat the cd and usually it will play again. I've heard that the transport on these isn't the highest quality and it mistracks....You should probably call Steve Bednar at BAT if the problem persists.

I also open the drawer and it sometimes fixes the problem. Is this something that can be fixed by a local Retailer? I do not want to ship my unit back to BAT. Thanks..

Hi,
I've had the same problem with my VK-D5SE and it was a quick fix to open the tray and close it again. Then I noticed that the circle slot on the tray is a little bit bigger than actual CD disc. Later on I found that if I place a disc more forward ( toward the inside), I've never got an error again. This way was working with Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1 as well.

Please let me know the result.

Ted

If Ted's suggestion doesn't solve your problem, i would directly contact BAT via phone or email or drop Victor Khomenko a line via the Asylum's email system. As you may or may not know, Victor is a regular on the forums there. He's the kind of manufacturer that will stand behind his product and do his best to work with you. Sean
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I had the same problem with my Audio Research CD2. Opening and closing the drawer usually worked. Returned twice to ARC with no change (including replacement of entire CD drive mechanism). My "permanent" solution is to simply place the CD as far forward in the tray as possible - always works on my unit.
P.S. I disassembled my unit after they rebuilt it and it still had the same problem - the actual sticking point is the CD ends up sitting atop the spindle, not centered down on it's shaft. It is due simply to the loose drawer imprecisely locating the CD.
Mike